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{
"time": "2019-04-09 10:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Karine Trudel (Jonqui\u00e8re, NDP)",
"fr": "Mme Karine Trudel (Jonqui\u00e8re, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5854953\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to present a petition signed by women in my riding, Jonqui\u00e8re, who want the government to ensure universal access to employment insurance.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5854954\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Employment insurance unfairly penalizes women in terms of their access to benefits. Only 35.2% of unemployed women are eligible for regular EI benefits, compared to 52.5% of unemployed men. As written, the act currently prevents many women from accessing employment insurance. The government must heed the petitioners' call and amend the act.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5854953\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai le plaisir de d\u00e9poser aujourd'hui une p\u00e9tition sign\u00e9e par plusieurs citoyennes de ma circonscription, Jonqui\u00e8re, demandant au gouvernement un acc\u00e8s universel \u00e0 l'assurance-emploi. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5854954\" data-originallang=\"fr\">L'assurance-emploi p\u00e9nalise injustement les femmes dans leur acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des prestations. Seulement 35,2 % des ch\u00f4meuses sont admissibles aux prestations r\u00e9guli\u00e8res d'assurance-emploi, comparativement \u00e0 52,5 % des ch\u00f4meurs. La fa\u00e7on dont la loi est faite pr\u00e9sentement emp\u00eache plusieurs femmes d'avoir acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'assurance-emploi, et c'est important que le gouvernement r\u00e9ponde \u00e0 l'appel et modifie la loi.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/4/9/karine-trudel-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/karine-trudel/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4389/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10562597",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Employment Insurance",
"fr": "L'assurance-emploi"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/4/9/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2019%2F4%2F9%2F"
}
}